NBC”S Jekyll-and-Hyde doctor show, “Do No Harm,” was cancelled Friday, put out of its misery after just two episodes. That’s fast, but there have been faster failures.

Here’s a partial list of other quickly vanishing network series, only one of which I’d say deserved a longer chance to prove itself:

“Made in Jersey” dumped after two episodes.
“The Playboy Club,” expelled after three episodes.
Steven Bochco’s “Public Morals,” yanked after a single episode in 1996.
“Emily’s Reasons Why Not” checked off after one episode (that title was asking for cancellation).
“Anchorwoman” fired after one episode.
“Viva Laughlin,” CBS put a sock in the musical drama after two episodes.
“Lone Star,” the Fox soap about a Texas con man, went dark after two episodes in 2010 –even though James Wolk was immensely watchable and the story deserved network patience. This is the only one on the list that got a raw deal.
“The Paul Reiser Show,” pulled after two episodes.

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